Typical Study Abroaders (in Corea)

At all universities here in Korea, or in all countries for that matter, at any given time you may run into the savage beasts otherwise known as study abroaders (homo partius). Just as polluted waters were the unfortunate result of industrialization, study abroaders are the sickening drivel seeping out of the joints of globalization's gastric crevice. They come, they party, they tourist and they go home carrying a sense of accomplishment and a mouth full of, "I really got to know such a different culture; it changed my life," and a hand full of the same bloody bollocks when it comes time to fill out a CV or resume.

Exchanges are not the response of colleges pure unadulterated philanthropic spirit to provide young men and women with the life changing opportunity of studying in a foreign land, although you'd be hard pressed to find another reason upon entering your local uni's study abroad office. On the contrary, they are merely a symptom, and a puss filled Everest one on an adolescent Mikhail Steinberg's petroleum status nose, a code red, danger Will Robinson and Gary Coleman example of the commodification of what education has become today.

If you want a life changing experience go the fuck to Patagonia and kick it for real. Don't come to Korea, or Belarus, or China to drink and party with some other foreigners. I'm sorry that's not what I'm trying to say. Rather, come, spend your money, have a blast, but don't, I repeat don't go home and say it changed your life. Yes, now that's what I'm trying to convey. Understand your reason for being in another country regardless of the fact that you may attend a university class or two, is solely for entertainment reasons only. You paid your travel agent to set up your itinerary, oops I meant schools study abroad office, so have your fun until your slated return date.

Being a student abroad here in the ROK, and feeling a sense of pity for poor sad sappy heads having trouble having their fun here, I hereby declare this blog to be a place for people to refer to if and whenever they have questions pertaining to how one can make their stay here more entertaining or simply put, how to reduce the hassle of studying in such a foreign place to the point that you'll forget you're even in a foreign land until you go home and tell your friends how much it changed your life. So buckle up, have a safe flight and I'll see you at the aero-port with your newly updated itinerary.